However, his eyes were too fierce, lacking a certain liveliness.
The Blackwater Serpent possesses astonishing strength; its vertical pupils alone are as tall as two people. Its head alone is the size of a three-story building. Its body is not visible in the seawater, but with such a massive head, it must be several hundred meters long.
This was the largest ferocious beast Lu Xuan had ever seen. Its savage and terrifying aura would likely make any ordinary cultivator lose their courage at a single glance.
Lu Xuan frowned; this thing was much larger than he had imagined. This gave him a bit of a problem.
After all, Lu Xuan intended to return to guard the mountain gate to protect the ancient divine beasts, the Black Water Serpent and the Yellow Bird. But this thing of mine is just too big; Lu Xuan's Hidden Immortal Sect… can't possibly survive!
The Blackwater Serpent didn't give Lu Xuan much time to think. A wave tens of meters high shot into the sky, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the Blackwater Serpent's tail, sweeping across the seawater.
This is truly a force to be reckoned with. A single, casual strike from this savage beast would be enough to instantly kill any one of the righteous or evil cultivators outside. It would probably take all of them combined to withstand it.
In the original story, when Suzaku saw this thing, he didn't even have the desire to fight and immediately ran away, which also shows the deterrent power of this thing on those cultivators.
Lu Xuan was confident in his physical strength, but he didn't want to confront this thing head-on. He simply used his Shrinking Earth technique and disappeared from the spot.
The next second, Lu Xuan appeared on the head of the Black Water Serpent. He placed his right hand on the top of the serpent's head and forcibly penetrated it with his divine sense, attempting to communicate with the creature.
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Please take one day off.
Yesterday I encountered an emergency task, a sixteen-hour repair operation. I slept all day today, and when I woke up I felt groggy and couldn't write anything at all.
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Chapter 420 Melee
The Blackwater Serpent's divine sense was extremely chaotic, yet exceptionally powerful. It was strange; logically, given its ability to generate such a powerful divine sense, its intelligence should have been indistinguishable from a human's. But Lu Xuan's current perception was one of utter chaos. It seemed as if some force had stirred up the Blackwater Serpent's mind.
Lu Xuan recalled a line from the original story, spoken by You Ji: "Shouldn't this beast have been killed by the yellow bird?"
Lu Xuan guessed that the Blackwater Serpent might have been severely injured by the Yellow Bird. It then fled to the border between the Heartless Sea and the Abyss of Death. The seawater and spiritual energy there could help it recover. However, the excessive Yin spiritual energy also corrupted its brain, causing its mind to become confused.
The Blackwater Serpent could not tolerate a human standing on its head. Lu Xuan sensed a terrifying surge of spiritual energy. The surrounding seawater transformed into a massive whirlpool, roaring upwards.
A massive waterspout enveloped the Black Water Serpent, pulling Lu Xuan inside as well. Lu Xuan attempted to escape the tornado's grasp using the Five Elements Water Escape technique. However, as his body merged with the water, he felt immense pressure restricting his water escape abilities. Clearly, the Black Water Serpent, a divine beast bearing the name of water, far surpassed Lu Xuan in its mastery of water-based magic. After all, water escape was a technique for Lu Xuan, but for the Black Water Serpent, it was simply breathing.
In an instant, at least a dozen rays of light of various colors shone from Lu Xuan's body. It wasn't just Zhang Xiaofan; Lu Xuan himself actually possessed even more magical treasures. Whether it was the Mother-Child Rune series or the later Spirit Control series, Lu Xuan had more than one set. After sacrificing several magical treasures to completely destroy them, Lu Xuan finally escaped the water tornado.
Glancing back at the colossal creature with lingering fear, Lu Xuan realized that directly confronting such a thing was definitely not a good choice. The Ghost King was able to successfully subdue the four divine beasts later because of the Dragon-Subduing Cauldron, a magical artifact specifically designed to counter these beasts, along with the accompanying array formation. However, even so, the Dragon-Subduing Cauldron and the Four Spirits Blood Array were still incredibly powerful. This made Lu Xuan even more interested in them.
A fierce battle raged between a human and a snake in the Abyss of the Dead, causing the entire Kongsang Mountain to tremble violently. The evil cultivators above were utterly bewildered, having no idea what was happening.
"The sound is coming from underground; it seems like people are fighting."
"A fight like this, the Ten Thousand Bat Cave has been reinforced with countless magic arrays. What kind of battle could make the entire Ten Thousand Bat Cave tremble?"
"..." Just as the members of the evil sect were wondering, the sound of fighting came from outside. It was Zhang Xiaofan and his group, who had already stormed into the Ten Thousand Bats Cave.
"Take care of those brats outside first. Proceed according to plan."
At this moment, outside the Ten Thousand Bats Cave, Lu Xueqi used the Six Harmonies Mirror to protect everyone as they passed through the swarm of bats. But just as everyone was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the ground suddenly cracked open. None of those present noticed.
Zhang Xiaofan's group consisted of six people from the Qingyun Sect and the Hidden Immortal Sect. The other group was a joint effort between the Tianyin Temple and the Burning Incense Valley. Both sides sent their most outstanding young disciples. However, these younger generation members had ultimately never fought against a true master of the evil path.
As the ground cracked open, four beams of light of different colors flashed around them. The members of the Qingyun Sect were immediately thrown into chaos; some tried to defend against the surrounding magical artifacts, while others were startled by the attack from below. Their formation was broken in an instant.
Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu fared much better, mainly because both of them possessed protective magical artifacts, allowing them to withstand the first wave of attacks in an instant.
A piercing, ghostly wail echoed from all around. The sound rose and fell, driving everyone to the brink of madness. The righteous side was already at a significant disadvantage the moment the battle began.
Along the way, Zhang Xiaofan encountered seven or eight ambushes. But to his dismay, three of the attackers were specifically targeting him.
A blue fang, a blood-red fork, and a jet-black ghostly claw attacked Zhang Xiaofan from three directions. They seemed to have realized that Zhang Xiaofan's cultivation level was the lowest, and wanted to concentrate their forces to kill him first, thus reducing the number of people on the righteous side.
Zhang Xiaofan pursed his lips, feeling utterly humiliated. He stood rooted to the spot, not moving an inch. First, a token at his waist emitted a faint glow. The surrounding crowd instantly felt a jolt of energy, their senses, disrupted by the ghostly wails, rapidly returning to normal. Before they could even offer their thanks, they hurriedly unleashed their respective magical treasures to engage the enemy.
As for Zhang Xiaofan, he was illuminated by yellow, cyan, and blue light. Even when the three magical artifacts struck his protective aura, he didn't flinch.
This startled the three evil cultivators who had launched the surprise attack. Their movements slowed considerably. At that moment, Zhang Xiaofan launched a counterattack.
Nine runes simultaneously lit up on the bracelet on his left hand. Nine different magical artifacts—a magic sword, silver nails, a golden ring, a fire pearl, and more—flew through the air. In an instant, multicolored light illuminated the entire cave, leaving everyone present, except Lin Jingyu, utterly dumbfounded.
The three heretical cultivators trembled in fear. Each of them possessed a magical treasure, a life-giving artifact nurtured and refined over many years. However, the cultivation level of this young man was arguably the lowest in the entire group. Yet, with this single move, a sky full of magical treasures blinded them. For a moment, their reaction was even a beat too slow.
By the time they realized what was happening, each person had to deal with three powerful magical artifacts. One person was instantly killed, his soul scattered, while the other two were also seriously injured and fled in a sorry state.
Zhang Xiaofan's attack, defeating three people in succession, threw the evil faction into disarray. Many were already considering retreating. However, at this moment, the Qingyun Sect members, having regrouped, finally launched a counterattack.
Lu Xueqi's face was frosty as Tianya appeared out of nowhere, its blue sword light illuminating the entire dark cave.
"Tianya!!" The faces of the evil cultivators changed drastically. In a sense, Tianya could be considered the nemesis of the Blood Refining Hall. Because when the righteous path besieged the Blood Refining Hall, its strongest fighter, the intimidating Black Heart Elder, was defeated by the Heavenly Sword of the Withered Heart Hermit. This sword was considered the nemesis of the Blood Refining Hall lineage.
A blue sword aura swept across the demons. At least three evil magical artifacts directly in front of them were struck by this sword aura. A series of screams rang out. The three simultaneously coughed up blood and retreated.
At the same time, a streak of azure sword energy appeared. The three retreating heretical cultivators didn't even have time to react before the azure sword energy severed their heads.
Upon closer inspection, the cyan sword energy actually enveloped a cyan short sword. The short sword flashed and disappeared, returning directly to Lin Jingyu's hand. He was a disciple of Hongyu, following the path of pure swordsmanship. Therefore, when he did strike, it was earth-shattering and soul-snatching.
In the blink of an eye, three more people died, leaving only a handful of evil cultivators who had been besieging them. Naturally, the remaining few dared not fight any longer and turned to flee, their faces pale.
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